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    Quote Originally Posted by Macman View Post
    OT, Terry, but when my daughter and I were getting matching tattoos,
    The family that gets tattoo'ed together stays together

    If I remember correctly you served in the Canadian Scottish, correct?
    Did you ever see anyone with the regimental crest on their calf?
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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    I knew one drummer I played with years ago who had a a wee Kilroy tattoo that peeked out over hise hose tops. I've been thinking recently of getting a hose top tatt, just can't decide what to get....

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    The webmaster of the Calgary Highlanders tells a story of having a thistle tattooed on his right leg, which caused the crew of "Legends of the Fall" much consternation, as it peeked above his hose. A number of the Calgary Highlanders served as extras portraying the 10th CEF in the movie.

    Sadly, the article, which was on canadiansoldiers.com, is no longer available.

    T.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    The webmaster of the Calgary Highlanders tells a story of having a thistle tattooed on his right leg, which caused the crew of "Legends of the Fall" much consternation, as it peeked above his hose. A number of the Calgary Highlanders served as extras portraying the 10th CEF in the movie.

    Sadly, the article, which was on canadiansoldiers.com, is no longer available.

    T.
    Todd,

    is this by chance the missing article?

    ON THE SET OF LEGENDS OF THE FALL

    It talks a lot about the Highlanders, and has numerous photos, including this one:




    ...as a side note, I hope he removed the glasses. From what I can tell they were non-period in style

    Also to read the other pages, the links don't work. So, I'm including links below to the other two webpages of this article:

    LOTF part 2

    LOTF part 3
    Last edited by BoldHighlander; 14th June 10 at 01:03 PM. Reason: added links to pages 2 & 3 of the article.
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacCathmhaoil View Post
    I knew one drummer I played with years ago who had a a wee Kilroy tattoo that peeked out over hise hose tops.
    I love it!


    Quote Originally Posted by MacCathmhaoil View Post
    I've been thinking recently of getting a hose top tatt, just can't decide what to get....
    Been thinking of one also, but like you unsure what to get yet
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    The family that gets tattoo'ed together stays together

    If I remember correctly you served in the Canadian Scottish, correct?
    Did you ever see anyone with the regimental crest on their calf?
    Yes, my daughter really wanted to get a thistle tattoo with me. We went out for drinks afterwards!

    Terry, I was in the regiment for a short time many years ago (early seventies). At that time I don't remember seeing very many tattoos on anyone in the regiment, and never a regimental crest or a calf tattoo. There were a few with forearm tattoos, but that was it. Things may be different now.
    "Touch not the cat bot a glove."

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    The webmaster of the Calgary Highlanders tells a story of having a thistle tattooed on his right leg, which caused the crew of "Legends of the Fall" much consternation, as it peeked above his hose. A number of the Calgary Highlanders served as extras portraying the 10th CEF in the movie.

    Sadly, the article, which was on canadiansoldiers.com, is no longer available.

    T.
    That's to bad Todd, I would've liked to have read it. My favorite scene in LOTF is when the Highlander kicks the soccer ball out of the trench with flares flying overhead

    Quote Originally Posted by Macman View Post
    Yes, my daughter really wanted to get a thistle tattoo with me. We went out for drinks afterwards!

    Terry, I was in the regiment for a short time many years ago (early seventies). At that time I don't remember seeing very many tattoos on anyone in the regiment, and never a regimental crest or a calf tattoo. There were a few with forearm tattoos, but that was it. Things may be different now.
    That's pretty cool. I wasn't getting inked at the time, but went with my nephew as moral encouragement on his inaugural visit

    Yeah, sounds like things might be a wee bit different today (tattoos themselves more popular in all walks of life).
    Last edited by BoldHighlander; 14th June 10 at 12:42 AM.
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    That's to bad Todd, I would've liked to have read it. My favorite scene in LOTF is when the Highlander kicks the soccer ball out of the trench with flares flying overhead
    [/B][/COLOR][/FONT]
    Indeed -- according to the article, quite a bit of WWI material ended up on the cutting room floor. Quite a few members of the Calgary Highlanders ended up in the movie.

    T.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    Indeed -- according to the article, quite a bit of WWI material ended up on the cutting room floor. Quite a few members of the Calgary Highlanders ended up in the movie.

    T.
    I wonder if some of them were the kilties playing football (soccer) in the deleted camp scenes?
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    I wonder if some of them were the kilties playing football (soccer) in the deleted camp scenes?
    Todd,

    I didn't want to hijack my own thread, so I posted the deleted scenes video (with the above described scene) in it's own thread:

    Kilties in 'Legends of the Fall'
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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